Trump Has Got it All Wrong!

Many of you may not know that Donald Trump is one of the biggest non-believers of 'Global Warming'. His argument? The recent cold snaps and blizzards. He explains, "With the coldest winter ever recorded, with snow setting record levels up and down the coast, the Nobel committee should take the Nobel Prize back from Al Gore. Gore wants us to clean up our factories and plants in order to protect us from global warming, when China and other countries couldn't care less. It would make us totally noncompetitive in the manufacturing world, and China, Japan and India are laughing at America's stupidity."



Umm... well isn't this why many scientist have said that it is more accurate to use the term 'CLIMATE CHANGE' rather than 'Global Warming'?  I mean this all as a consequence of harmful and polluting human activity. Extreme weather changes is the result, whether it is extreme cold or hot. 2010 was the WARMEST year ever in recorded history. What does Trump have to say about that? Yes, there have been blizzards and snow storms and extreme cold weather especially this winter, but this just comes to validate the whole idea behind the weakening of the Ozone Layer & Global Warming. Winter is becoming colder, summer is becoming hotter, hence the term climate change.

This is best explained by Barry Hunt, an honorary researcher at the CSIRO's Marine and Atmospheric Research Unit, who declared that "Over the last century, the global mean temperature has gone up by 0.8 degrees (Celsius). But at the same time, we also have natural climatic variation, and you don;t get one or the other, you get them both. They interact."

And by the way, what is Donald Trump talking about with the whole China and Japan laughing at America's stupidity? Well aren't they the ones manufacturing the first electrical and hybrid cars and developing green and clean energy?

I really think this YouTube comment on the video above posted by stephentsang2000  says it all perfectly:

• By 2012, all Hong Kong government vehicles will be replaced by electric or hybrid automobiles. By 2016, all public buses in Hong Kong will be electrical. Meantime, Americans are still busy criticizing other countries without knowing that they are in fact way-behind many Asian regions in terms of public policies. I believe many Asians would regard this Donald Trump as a joke.

And now there's this big campaign going around calling Donald Trump to run for presidency. He just tweeted the link and people are really taking him seriously.Take a look at it here.

What do you guys think? Who do you agree with?


Anoud xx

A Post For All the Skeptics

There are many global warming/climate change skeptics out there and I understand why there may be some of them. Those who are misinformed or have never really read the facts and understood the reality of the situation may think it's all talk and that there isn't enough evidence that it is really happening. This post is especially dedicated to those who believe that the scale of climate change is not sufficiently large to make immense changes to planet earth. So for those individuals, I recommend you watch these National Geographic videos below. It's a series of documentaries about what will happen to the world if the earth warms by 1 degree all the way through to 6 degrees. You may think that 6 degrees isn't much but the documentary proves that even 1 degree makes a DRASTC difference. Below are four videos, 3 Degrees Warmer, 4 Degrees Warmer, 5 Degrees Warmer, and 6 Degrees Warmer. Trust me, you NEED to watch these; each one is only about 2 minutes long so please do take the time to watch them. Your whole view will change... It's an eye opener of what is to come if nothing is done to control our environmentally harmful habits. You can also watch "Could Just One Degree Change the World?" here and  "2 Degrees Warmer: Ocean Life in Danger" here.




















Scary, right? Well it's STILL not too late to prevent these changes from happening to this extent. Every little change done by each individual helps makes a change. Why should the future generations suffer from our actions? Don't they deserve to live in a beautiful harmonious place and experience all the things we are privileged to experience at this day and age? Don't be selfish... Do something to change this, take it one step at a time.


Anoud xo

Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

What is a Carbon Footprint?
 
Your Carbon Footprint is a measure of how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted annually into the atmosphere as a result of your day-to-day lifestyle. It includes all the daily activities you do and allows you to understand more clearly that impact that your regular lifestyle has on climate change and the environment as a whole.

Your Carbon Footprint is calculated by considering certain aspects of your day-today activities and actions and working out how much CO2 is emitted by each.

According to Big Green Switch, the most common and most frequently calculated elements include:

• Your home's annual electricity and gas usage for heating, lighting and powering your household.
• Your fuel usage for all the car journeys you undertake.
• Your portion of the emissions created by the bus, train, boat and plane journeys you take.
• The carbon impact of your shopping and consumerism.
• The impact of the production, use and disposal of your household waste. 

Go ahead calculate your Carbon Footprint using the tool below!

I was shocked by how big my carbon footprint is... It's all these flights to and from Amman... But other than that I've got a lot to do to reduce it in all the other areas & i'm up for it :) 


Hope this will help you understand your impact on the environment and your contribution to climate change! Please use this information to help you REDUCE your carbon footprint.


xoxo,


Anoud